Truckloads of water bring relief to villagers

Last resort: Villagers affected by the supply shortage scooping muddy water from a newly dug well.

KOTA KINABALU: Help has arrived for dozens of villagers in Sabah’s northern Matunggong sub-district who have run out of water following a prolonged dry spell there.

Water is being trucked into six villages, where some residents have resorted to digging shallow holes in the ground just to get some muddy water.